The man is either crazy or he is a poet.

Those unacquainted with the world take pleasure in intimacy with great men; those who are wiser fear the consequences.

Do not try to find out - we're forbidden to know - what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.

To teach is to delight.

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.

Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.

Those who seek for much are left in want of much. Happy is he to whom God has given, with sparing hand, as much as is enough.